Subscriber control unit for united home security system

• US 6,104,785 A
• Filed: 01/20/1999
• Issued: 08/15/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Formosa Electronic Industries Inc
• Original Assignee: Tempa Communication Inc.
• Inventors: Chen, Scanner
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan, Wing F.
• Application Number:
  US09/233,933
• Time in Patent Office: 573 Days
• Field of Search: 379/37-51
• US Class Current: 379/49
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/04 with alarm systems, e.g. fire, police or burglar alarm systems

Abstract

A subscriber control circuit adapted to be incorporated in an united home security system is disclosed. The control circuit includes a plurality of client-side monitor/control servers, each serving to detect and control the situation at the subscriber and connected to a remote administrating and monitoring device via a public telephone network. The remote administrating and monitoring device is capable of transmitting alarm signal to an alarm transmitting network. The client-side monitor/control server also includes a central processing unit, a radio frequency receiver for receiving a detection signal from wireless sensing elements and an encoder for receiving and processing a detection signal from cabled sensing element. A DTMF based receiver connects the central processing unit to the remote administrating and monitoring device to receive a DTMF signal transmitted through the telephone line and transmit the received DTMF signal to the central processing unit. A dialer circuit is coupled to the central processing unit for performing automatic dialing operation.

Claims

1. A security system for a plurality of subscribers, comprising:

a) a security device located in each of the plurality of subscribers, each security device comprising;

i) a sensing circuit including at least one sensing element to generate a detection signal;

ii) an emergency handling/communication circuit including at least one alarm device; and

iii) a monitor/control server including a central processing unit connected to the serving circuit to receive generated detection signals and to the emergency handling/communication circuit the central processing unit having a dual tone multi-frequency signal receiver enabling the central processing unit to be connected to a public telecom network in response to a ringing signal transmitted through the public telecom network and to receive a dual tone multi-frequency signal transmitted over the public telecom network, a dialing circuit for performing an automatic dialing operation, and a radio frequency receiver;

b) a remotely located administrating and monitoring device connected to each of the monitor/control servers via the public telecom network to selectively communicate with the monitor/central servers; and

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c) a remote setting unit communicating with at least one monitor/central servers via radio frequency so as to control the operation of the at least one monitor/control server.

2. The security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the central processing unit further comprises a memory for data and software storage.

3. The security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the emergency handling/communication circuit further comprises vocal and visual input and output devices controlled by the central processing unit to provide a visual and vocal communication between each of the plurality of subscribers and the remotely located administrating and monitoring device.

4. The security system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the central processing unit further comprises a control mode selection circuit.

5. The security system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the alarm device of the emergency handling/communication circuit is connected to the central processing unit via the selection circuit so that the central processing unit selectively activates the alarm in response to a control signal from the remote administrating and monitoring device.

6. The security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensing circuit comprises at least one wireless sensing element in communication with the monitor/control server by radio frequency.

7. The security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensing circuit comprises at least one cabled sensing element and the central processing unit further comprises an encoder circuit which receives and processes a signal from the cabled sensing element to provide a BCD code applicable to the central processing unit.

8. The security system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dual tone multi-frequency signal receiver has a ring detection circuit which detects a ringing signal from the public telecom-network.